Abdominal and pelvic anatomy

Dr Craig Hacking ◉ ◈ and Dr Tim Luijkx ◉ et al.

Abdominal and pelvic anatomy encompasses the anatomy of all structures of the abdominal and pelvic cavities.

This anatomy section promotes the use of the Terminologia Anatomica, the global standard for correct gross anatomical nomenclature.

Anatomy: General

anatomic position
Terminologia Anatomica
- Nomina Anatomica
anatomic variants
regional anatomy
systems anatomy
- reticuloendothelial system
- endocrine system
labelled imaging anatomy cases
osteology
- skeleton
  - axial skeleton
  - appendicular skeleton
- bones
  - macroscopic structure
  - microscopic structure
  - bone growth
    - fetal bone formation
      - notochord
    - developmental ossification
      - endochondral ossification
        
        primary ossification
        
        secondary ossification
      - intramembranous ossification
  - bones types
  - nutrient foramen
- joints
  - structural types
  - functional types
- muscles
  - bursa
- organs
  - embryology
    - mesenchyme
    - parenchyma
  - skin
    - glomus body
- blood vessels
  - histology
    - intracranial arteries
- nerves
  - histology
    - Obersteiner-Redlich zone

Anatomy: Radiological

The anatomy section is organised into seven expandable chapters based on regional body systems:

Article information

rID: 33447

System: Gastrointestinal, Gynaecology, Hepatobiliary, Urogenital, Vascular

Section: Anatomy

Tag: anatomy; abdomen; pelvis

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